KJV King James Version
Drought and heat consume the snow waters: [so doth] the grave [those which] have sinned.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Job 24:19
Drought and heat consume the snow waters: [so doth] the grave [those which] have sinned.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned.
WEB World English Bible
Drought and heat consume the snow waters, so does Sheol those who have sinned.
ASV American Standard Version
Drought and heat consume the snow waters: So doth Sheol those that have sinned.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Drought—also heat—consume snow-waters, Sheol those who have sinned.
Surrounding context — Job 24
16 In the dark they dig through houses, [which] they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.
17 For the morning [is] to them even as the shadow of death: if [one] know [them, they are in] the terrors of the shadow of death.
18 He [is] swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.
19 Drought and heat consume the snow waters: [so doth] the grave [those which] have sinned.
20 The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree.
21 He evil entreateth the barren [that] beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
22 He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no [man] is sure of life.
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Psalm 49:14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.Luke 16:22And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;Proverbs 14:32The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.Job 21:13They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.Psalm 68:2As smoke is driven away, [so] drive [them] away: as wax melteth before the fire, [so] let the wicked perish at the presence of God.Ecclesiastes 9:4-6For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.Luke 12:20But God said unto him, [Thou] fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?Job 21:32-34Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.Psalm 58:8-9As a snail [which] melteth, let [every one of them] pass away: [like] the untimely birth of a woman, [that] they may not see the sun.Job 6:15-17My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, [and] as the stream of brooks they pass away;Job 21:23One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.
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